Coin-selector.



G. 0. RBITH G. i'. FLADB. COIN SELECTOR KNX non n aun-n mman-manna nvm-4m, n u

G. 0. REITH d: G. F. FLADE.

GOIN SELECTOR. Arrmonxon xmm un. le. loos.

Patented Deo. 2C, 1909.

3 lHEETl-IHEBT 2 G. 0. RBITH G. Y. FLADB. GOIN SELECTOR. 'Anuonxon num nn.1e.1oos.

944,819. Patented Deo. 2s, 1909. QUESTI-SHEET 3.

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GEORGE C. REITH AND GEORGE F. FLADE, OF PHILADELPHIA. PENNSYLVANIA.

COIN-SELECTOR.

SLI-1,81 t).

Speoincation of Letters Patent.

lutented Dee. 28, 1909.

Application ttled March 16, 1000. Serial No. 483,802.

'lo all n-lioml 'it muy concern:

tte it. known that we, Geenen C. Rnrrn and (il-:onen l". Fiona, both citizens ot the United States, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improveunnts in Coin-Selectors, of which the t'ollowinlr is a speeitication.

One olijeet ot' our invention is to provide a device which may be attached to any form ot vending or slot machine, whereby impertect coins or tokens or coins of impro )er denominations shall be detected and discharged from the machine, while perfect coins ot the correct denomination .shall be permitted to pass so as to properly aetuate the -vending or other machine with which our said invention is used.

' Ve further desire to provide a machine lapnble ot securing the above end, which shall have its parts so constructed and arranged as to be exceedingly sensitive in its operation: it', being capab e ot' detecting abnormally worn coins as well as dunnnies or washers inserted with fraudulent intent.

These objects and other advantageous ends we secure as hereinafter setfortln'reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figures l and are vertical `longitudinal sections taken at right angles to each other, illustrating the detail construction of our improved coin selector; Figs. 8, 4, and G are respectively transverse vertical sections, taken on the lme 3 3, 4 4, 5 5 and -t I"ig. l; Fig. T, is a fragmentary section illustrating the preferred construction of one of the spring pins; Figs. S to inclusive,

are perspective views illustrating the construction ot certain ot' the detail parts of our invention; Fig. 2l, is a longitudinal vertical section showing in elevation certain of the operating mechanism of -onr invention, and

-l"igs. 22 and 33 are, enlarged sectional elevations illustrating, to some extent diagrammatieally, the manner of operation ot' our machine.

In the above drawings A represents a substantially cylindrical casing containing the mechanism constituting our invention and A is a coin box rigidly connected to and depending from said casing.

It wiil beunderstood thatl the device as a whole may be attached to or inserted in vending or other forms of slot machines and for this purpose its .shape may be moditied as desired, without departing from our invention.

()nc end of the casinllr A is provided with a head a, while trnnsversel placed within it is n partition o against w lich is mounted a coin chute o?. ln the top surface ot the casing is a slot. o comnnmicating with the upper end of the passage a* in theeoinehnte, which extends about two thirds of the distance from the bottom of the casing'.

Mounted within the casing to the rear ot and below the coin chute is a coin guiding structure B having a forked passageway, one branch o of which leads down and forwardly so ns to discharge a worn or s nnious token outside of the machine, while the other branch l/ leads into the coin box A. A valve hereafter described in detail is mounted within the upper portion of the guideway so as to be capable of directing a coin into one or the other of said branches.

lhe'head o is provided with an inwardly extending guide. cylinder ai', containing a plunger 11., a portion of whose body is designed to tit within and be guided by said cylinder` while the remainder carries a spring o?, extending between the tirst and la rgcr portion of the plunger and the rear ot the coin chute u2.

lietween the inside face ot' the head o aml the adjacent end ot' the plunger u." is mounted n plate c having a collar c' projecting through said head so as to be capable ot being engaged by the head of a plunger rod l). Said rod extends into the. plunger o, with which it is yieldingly -onncctcd by menus of a spring J'; there being a set screw carried by the said plunger and extending into an elongated slot in the rod for the purpose of limiting the relative movement ot said plunger and rod.

From Fig. l5. it will be seen that the coin chute o has extending through it a cylindrical chamber or passage into which projects the hollow rear end of the plunger o", as shown in Fig. 1, and in said hollow end is mounted a cylindrical block f: having a spring e' mounted between its t'orward end nml the bottom of the plunger recess. set .screw c: is carried by this block and extends into a slot in the plunger o" so as to limit the relative movement ot' these parts. while a .second set .screw c extends t'rom said block into a centrally placed cavity thercol` in which is mounted a stem j having a head f iu the form ot a flut. plate, there being a spring c" mounted between the forward end of the stem und the bottom of the cavity in which it. is carried.

'lhcl various parts are so designed that in their normal positions, the rear face of the circular plate f" is immediately to the front of the passage u in the coin chute. at the bottom of which isa lip or lug a projecting from the lower rear end of the plunger a so as to catch and |support a coin placed in said chute.

rlo thel rear of the partition a' and rigidly carried therefrom by means` ot' bars y, is a plate Gin which is mounted a forwardly projtmting tubular guide y having a flange y at its front end. The front face of this tlange has a `forwardly projecting and relatively sharp annular abutment y whose diameter is prcferabl though not neces snrily, equal to the tiameter of the most deeply indented part of the coin just within its rim. The exterior surface of this guide is threaded and has mounted on it a nut y whereby its flanged end is maintained at a definite distance in front of the plate G; there being also a nut (/t holding said guide to said plate. In the space between the flange g2 and the nut y is mounted a ring Il so arranged as to be free to turn upon the guide g and having at one side a projecting rod lt carrying a weight It. From its other side extends a second rod h2 carrying a downwardly projecting curved lever It whose end It* is turned inwardly at right angles to the general plane of Said arm.

Within the guide q 1s slidably mounted a. tube I at whose forward end is a head z' provided at its periphery with four or any other suitable number of forward projecting points z", and in this tube there is a longitudinally slidable rod J having a head y' capable of abutting against the surface of the head z' within the circle defined by the points z". The rear end of this rod is threaded for the reception of a nut j and it is noted that the tube z' has in its under side a notch As shown in Fig. f2, the nut j holds to the rod J an arm guided on an extension ot one of the bars g and serving for the attachment of one end of a Spring ja whose other end is connected to the )lute G.

The ring Il has formed in its orward front face a series of cylindrical cavities in which are mounted small plungers normally )ressed outward by means of springs r.

Tormally, said plunger-s, under the action of springs It, extend beyond the face of the ring l-I into the cavities of the flange y/' and this latter is also provided with a number of plungers g, all of which have stems g in the shape of )ins projecting from its forward face. The rear ends o? these stems extend into cavities in the rear face of said head so as to abut upon the forward ends of the plungers It", although Vtheyfa'ro"'pressed forward by springs y?. lei-tainv-- Vot tho plungers are so placed that their stems g all lie in a circle whose diameter is vequal to the diameter of the rinof the coin which the -muchine is designed to properly re,- ceive;-in the present instance, a nickel. Another plunger, in the present instance the lowest, is so placed as to be engaged by the lug or lip e* on the cud of the tintin plunger a".

The front face of the flange g2 within the abutment g is preferably depressed and into this depressed portion extendl four or any desired number of additional plungers t which have the same detail constructions as those shown in Fig. 7, and like them engage the front faces of four plungers also car-Y ried by the ring-H. These latter plungers are the same in construction as those shown in Fig. 7, and like them are capable of being pushed into said ring II by the stems of their abutting plungers of the flange r` so that their forwardends may be Ibrought flush with the front face of the ring. Of the plungers le, two of them extend through openings i in the head z' of the rod I so as to engage the rear face of theheadj of the rod while the other two of said plungers merely abut upon the rear face of Said head From Fig. 2, it will be seen that there is a bar p extending through and guided by the plunger au, the coin chute a and the partition a', so that its forward end abuts upon the rear face of the plate c while its rear end capable of engaging a stud p projecting iiom a plunger lts, Fig. 22;-it heilig noted that said plate c is capable of limited inward movement suflicient to longitudinally move the rod and so press to the rear the said plunger its. This latter when so moved for a sufiicient distance also has its front end brought flush with the front faceA of the rino' II.

I1 rom Fig. 13 it will be noted that the cylindrical block c has a rearwardly projecting and relatively sharp annular edge e of the same diameter as the edge q of the flange r/', and at. the top of said block is a projection c7 which under workingconditions comes into engagement with the end of a pin r/ connected to one of the plungers (f" of the flange g2. This plunger like those hitherto dcscribed, has a rearward extension abutting on a plunger h5 carried by the ring lI and so constructed that under predetermined comlitions it moves said plunger against the aetion of its spring it into a position with its front end flush with the face of said ring ll.

'lhe plate G and the partition a serve as guiding means for a rod a" whose forward end is rigidly connected to the plunger a while its rear end carries a cam Z, as shown in Figs. 2 and (i, This cam extends forwardly so as to engage or be immediately atljtteentto tlte weightetl arm It of the ring ll antl is proritletl with a rear extension l' whieh` with tlte. various parts. in the positions shown in Fig. 2. is tapalile of engaging a weightetl lever In. :intl trippingl the same so as to more itv ottt ot the noteh t"' in the ttihtilar rotl l. 'lhis lever m is pirotetl to the plate G antl is normally pressetl against the under sitle oll saitl rotl I so as to e rapahle of entering the noteh i: therein utitler certain contlitions hereafter notetl.

The 'alre It is lixetl to a spintlle h mottntetl in hearingvlfs` in thel gnitlewtty li anti has at one entl a )rojettting at'iii r so plaeetl as to he engagetl y the eiitl /t of the arm It -arrietl hy the ring ll. Saitl arm r" eurries a weight lt" atnl the arrangement ot' parts is sueh that although the \jal\'e is normally lieltl in the position shown in Fig. l liy rea son of the engagement ot' this arm hy the artn tiiit always .tentls nntler th at-tion of the weight to more to its other position in whieh it eloses the hraneh of way B.

-an more no farther to the rear. the further inwartl pressure upon the rotl l) eoutpresses not only the springs tl', e :intl t". hut also moves inwartlly all ot" the plungers t/" :intl

liy rason of the engagement of tlieit' pins g a t-onsequent-e tht two plnngers t.' engaging the lieatl .l are pnshetl inwartlly to sneh un extent that il' the eoin is. ot' the noper thieltness at its t-entral parts engagetl hy the heatl j. eet-tain of the plnngers r are pusht-tl .so far to the rar that their front etitls lie flush with the front l'aee of the ring ll.

l l\'imilarly. if the stars or wreath are t-ori i'tt'tly plztt'ttl :intl of the i'iglit tliit'ltiitss llit the gtiitlelintler ope 'ating rontlitions, :i eoin is iir-V trotlnt-etl into the easing A throtigli the.; opening n. so that it falls. into the passage tlf ot the t-tin ehute t/' antl comes to rest at the hottom thereof upon the projeetion n ot the plunger n antl im;.=ediatel v in front of the h xatl f: .intl ltloek t'. l) hemoretl inwartlly, either hy liaiitl pres- 1f now the rotl .sure eiertetl tliret'tly upon the heatl t orl through the ageney of any tleviec eoiiitertetl to saitl rotl` the plunger tl" is moretl inheatl t' eauses eertaiu others of the plnngers to lie ptisltttl tti tln ltrli lo :l tlisliitittl .sltllieient to liring the l'ront entls ot' others of the plnngers /f' into the plane ot` the l'ront fare of the ring ll. .\gain. eertain ol' the pliingers .r/f' are pnshetl to the rear hy reason of the engagement of their measuring points y either with the i'im ol' the eoin. or with llie piojett ions tt` :intl t5. so tltat il' the t-oiii hl a gootl one. their eorrespontling pluugers I are also pnslietl to positions in whieh their front entls are lliish with the lront fat-e I ol the ringr ll.

wartlly with it against. the action of the` spring t/T. 'l'he et ge c" of the hloelt t' aiitl 2 also the heatl f are thus eansetl to engage the t'oin in the manner shown in Figs. 22 :intl 2-3 antl sanl rom is niovetl first against moretl a .short tlistantre to the rar ity permits the t-oin to he engagetl bythe points t" ot' the heatl t'. 'l`he eontinnetl rearwartl movement ofthe rotl l) against the attion of the spring' tl:z linally lit-ings hoth the rotl J antl with it the rotl l into such a )osition that the rear l'at-e of the heatl i is into engagement with t-eitaiii of the )ins y otl the plungers /t"', while others of sattl pins are similarly brought into engagement with the rear Jfat-e ot the heatl until the t'oi'n ultimately tfoines to rest with the eirt'iilar etlge y of the flange y in engagement. with the lowest portion of its t'aee. It will her uinlerstotnl that the tliameter of this sharp etlge y" is sut-h that. it strikes that portion of the tlat or lowes-t plane sin-fare on one Eat-e of the roin hetween the Stars or printetl matter as the ease may he. antl the raisetl rim the eoin heinggnitletl so as to he een` t ally plat-rtl hy means of a iiiiinher of arms ttl" whieh surrountl the opening in the. renter of the partition tt' through whit-h the rear entl of the plonger n passes. Sint'o the eoin l-`inzilly when the rotl l) has inoretl to the rear to its fullest extent. its heatl tl' engages the entl e' of the tuhular extension belonging to the plate f4 :intl through the rotl l. toot-es thtplunger /t l through the projeetion /t' into a position the h -atl j ot the rotl J. "hen this has` heen with its entl llusli with the front fave of tlnl ring ll. 'l'liis full inwartl niorenn-nt also ltrings the tnliular rotl l into sneh u position that the weightetl lever m enters` its nott-h t"' antl temporarily prt-vents the retnrn ol' this i, rotl :intl its tonnet-tetl parts to their normal positions. lfntler these t-ontlitions the ring ronght 'antl fl'. aiitl the eoin. heilig unsupportetl owing to the \\ithtlra\\'.il ofthe lng tt". falls tlown the hraneh lt of the guitlt-way into the roin liox or into any other ret-eptut-le or t-hntt` to whit'h .saitl lit'ant'h nniy lie t'oniiet-tetl. lint'tr the plunger u" is t'onneetetl thronglt the rotl u" to the t-:nn this mores torward with the rod D and engages the arm /1 so thatV the ring ll is turned to its original position while the level' arm It" attached .thereto presses dmvnwardly upon the arm connected lo the valve spindle d* which is thus also returned to the position shown in Fig. l. l also brings the sam l into engagement. with the weighted arm 1n, and turning it on its pivot. causes it` to release the rod I, which with the rod J, returns to the normal position under the action of the spring j,

lt'. instead ol being perfect, the coin introduced into our machine should be worn to an extent which may be provided for in designing the machine. or being a`-slug oran impertectlv formed counterfeit. should have its various portions above referred to of dimensions other than the standard. one or more of the plungers r". l1" or /r" will fail to come to rest with its end tlush. with the t'ront t'aee of the ring ll even though the lotl l) be tnoveil inwardly to its fullest e.\- telit. and the ring ll will not be unlocked. ln such case the release ot` the pressure upon said rod will. as before. permit the various parts lo return to their normal positions, but the valve being still in the position shown in-l"ig. l. will cause the coin. when released` to he delivered into thbranch of the guideway. from which it will be discharged outside ol thc machine or into a receptacle l'rom which it can he conveniently taken.

lt is obvious that the sensitiveness of the machine may be varied in any of a number ot' ditl'crent ways, as t'or example. by making the ring ll of such thickness as to change the closeness of the joint between its front face and the adjacent face of the. flange '41"'.

From the above description it will be noted that the rotatable ring Il is etfeetuallv locked in place by the various plungers car ried by it until such time as the m lasuring pins or points have all been actuated to a pretletermined extent by a standard coin and is released from such locking mechanism when proper operation of the rod I) has presented the standard coin to said lncasuring points as above described, thereby permitting operation of the coin directing dcvice comprised b v the valve and its associated parts.

l. 'l'he combination in a coin selector. of a structure provided with a branched passage. a plurality of longitudinally mo 'able pins mounted to engage the faces of the coin. and mechanism controlled b-v said pins and gowrned b-v variations in the thickness ot' the parts ot' a coin for directing said coin into one or the other of the branches of said passage.

L. 'l`he combination in a coin selector. of a coin directing device. means for actuating said device. a locking device l'or the actuatl This forward movement;- of the cam v ing means. aml means forpreseuting a coin` 'anse itwto refpassage. and controlling means for said L valve, thesame including a ilu 'ality of bodil v movable members yieldingly engaging the face ol' a coin at a plurality of ditl'crent; points.

5. The combination in a eoin selector of a I branched passage having a val\'e,` amovable member controlling the means normally locking said movable member in place. with a device for presenting a coin to said locking means to cause the same to release .said member when the coin is of predetermimal dimensions.

tt. The combination in a coin selector of a movable member having means normally tending to aetuate it, a coin directing device tction'of Said valve,

controlled b v said member7 means normallv locking the member in one position,l and means for presenting a 'coin to said hicking means to cause the latter to release the titelliber when the coin is of predetermined dimeusions.

T. 'l'he combination in a coin Selector of a valve. a rotatable member 'apable of chang` ing the position of said valve licking'means normallv holding said member from turnlocking means to cause it to release the mene .105 ing. am means for presenting a coin to said 5 bel' when said coin is of pretleterniilied dimeusions. s

ts. 'l`he combination in a coin selector of a casing having a hand operated plunger, a series ot'V measuring pointsl placed to be .ens gaged b v a eoin acted upon y said plunger, and coin 'directing means controlled by id measuring points and constructed to .separate spurious from standard coin.

tl, 'l'he combination in a coin selector of a casing having a hand operated plunger, a series of measuring )oints placed to be enguged by a coin acted upon by .said plunger, a valve. a structure having two pasages controlled by sa'id valve. and a movable member controlling the valve and normally loclt'etl bv said measuring points though eapable ot being rel-ased from said' points when the coin presented is ol' predetermimd dimensions.

It). coin selector consisting of a casing having within it a structure provided with a plurality of passageways, a valve control- Y. uekulg means controlled by said point orling tlle entrance ot' a coin into said passageways. a sprlllg ,tres-sed measuring point or lonas-,a ulovally mounted luelllber llavlug points t'or preventing its movement, melms tor eollllectnlg thevatve. alld said member, and a halld operated plunger t'or presenting ll coin to said-luellsllrmg point or poillts.

ll. 'l`lle colllbination ill a coill seleetol otl ll coin directing device. means for controllllg said device consisting ot a supporting V structure having a rotatable ring, means normally tending' to lnove the rillg, a spring pressed plunger orl plllllgel's capable ol lock ulg together the rulg and supportlng structure. a measuring poillt or points placed to be operative on said plullger or plnngers. uml means tor presenting a coin to said llleasurillg polut ol' points so as to cause tllelll to lllove the plungers illto positioll to release the ring wllen the coill is of the proper dimensions.

v l2. 'l`lle eolnbillatioll in a eoill selector ot' a supporting structure. a series of measurillg points operative on variolls portions of the l'ace or faces ot' a coill, a lllovable elelnent having a number of devices st ructurally illdepelldellt of the pointsnormally lockillg it ill position alnl placed to be actuated by said measuring polnts to release the lllelllbcr under llredeterlnined condition. with a valve controlled h" said member, alld ln lalls for presenting a coill to the llleasurulg points.

lit. 'l`llecolnbiuation ill a coill selector olY a valve, a supporting structure llavillg rotatabl v lllollllted on it a ring. means` telldillg to rotate the ring, a series of spring actuated plullgel's nlollllted in the ring alld llorlliallv extending illto cavities ill the adjacent pol'- tioll of thel sup lol-ting structure, a series of spring actuatel ln asllrisl'rg points mounted ill the supporting structure alld operative upon the pluugers on the ring. with means for presenting a coill to said measuring points to canse tllclll to bring the plungers ot' the rillg tlllsll with one face thereof ullder prtaleternlined conditions.

1l. The combination ill a coin selector olE a casing llavillg a coill chute.a plunger apable ot' passillg through all opellillg ill said coill chute, a lllovable lllelnber in lille with the plunger alld capable of engaging a coill, a structure having two passages, alld llleans capable ot' acting on the coin held between the plunger alul said member ill lille therewith alld capable ol' causing a Standard coin to be directed illto one passage alld a spllriolls coill to be directed illto the. other.

15. 'lhe eolllbillatioll ill a coin selector of a casing having all operating` plunger, a member ill lille with said plunger, means t'or delivering a eoiu between said nlelnbe' alld the plunger, all abutment for engaging the coin after the plunge :llld said member have been moved to a predetermined extent', ay llleasuring point or polllts placed to be aelnllted by the coill when it engages the abutnlent, and means eolltrolled bv said llleasnrim.r poillt or points for separating spurious coms from stallllal'd eoills.

ttt. 'l`he combination ill a coill selecting device ot' a supporting structure llavillg a plunger, two lllovable members extending ill ll lille or lilles substantially parallel to the lille ot' said plunger so as to hohl a coill between itselt' alld said plunger, a measuring point or poillts actuated by said members. and means controlled by said points` t'or separating spurious t'lonl standard coill.

1T. 'llle colllbillatioll ill a eoill selecting device ot a supporting structure having a plunger. two movable members extending ill a lille or lines substantially parallel to the lille of said plunger so as to hohl a coin between itselt' alld said plunger. l llleasuring point or points actllated by said members. and other measuring poillts actllated directly b v the coin. alld means controlled by all ot said poillts t'or separating spurious from standard coills.

1S. 'l`hc colnbillatioll ill a coill selector, ol' :l supporting structure. two concentrically lllollllted rods. a coill chute mounted adjacent to one end of said rods, :l plunger extending ill substantially the lille ol' the rods alld capable ol being actuated to remove :l coin from the cllllte so as to cause it to be engaged by the elld portions ot' said rods, alld a valve controlling two passageways ill the supporting structure. means holding said valve ln one position. with a lseries ot' lneasurill, l points actuated by the coill and capable ot' controlling the action ot' the valve to determine llle passageway into wllicll the coill sllall pass when released b v the plunger.

1t). The combination ln :l coin .selector of a plunger, a vielding luelllber ill lille with the plllllger. means for delivering a coill between said lllelllber alld the plunger, all abutlllellt placed to lilllit the lllovelllent of :l coill displaced by the plunger, a series of measuring points placed to be actuated bv the coill. alld a coill .directing lllechanism placed to be unlocked when the points arc actuated b v a standard coin.

20. The, cotlllllllullnll lll :l ttllll selector ol' a plllllger, :l vieldillg member ill line with the plunger. means t'or delivering :l coin between said menlbel' lud the plunger, all abutment placed to lilllitI the movement ot' a coill displaced by the plunger, a .series oll measuring points placed to be. actuated b v tlle coin. a coin directing mechanism placed to be unlocked wllen the points al'c actuated by tlle standard coill. with means whereby such unlocking is prevcllted until the plunger has been nloved inwardly to its l'llll extent.

2l. 'l`lle combination ill a coill selecting device, of a supporting structure, a plunger, a movable member su ported in liie with said plunger, iucaiis or deliverinf a coin between the plunger and said mem i', normally locked coin directing mechanism placed to be actuated by the coin when the plungei i"s moved to a predetermined extent, a spring acting on said member to oppose movement of said planner, and means for temporarily holding said member from following the plunger when the latter returns to its normal position.

99. The combination in a coin selecting device of a supporting structure, a. pliiiiger, a movable member supported in line with said plunger. means for deliverin r a coin between the plunger and said member, normallyr leaked coin directing mechanism placed to bc actuated by the coin when the plunger is moved to a predetermined extent, said mechanism including a valve, with means acting on the member to oppose movement oi' the plunger, and a device for temporarily holding said member from moving after the plunger has been released so as to allow a coin to pass the valve.

Q3. The combination in a coin selecting f a .supporting strneturel-"ii fp lunger, a seriesV of longitudinally movable 'pins placed to be engaged lj a coin acted on by said plunger` and means controlled by said pins for separating standard eoins from others.

In testimony whereof. we have signed our naines to this specification, in the presence.

of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE t?. lllllTlI. GEORGE l?. FLADE.

'itnesses lViLLian E. lluannni", 'u. A. Bami. 

